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August 2003
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Re: 3TGTEU Opinions
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Mon, 12 July 2004 00:40
 
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Hi Ben,
To answer your question on reliability, it depends on a number of factors... 10psi is farily safe for a 3T-GTE provided that it is set-up properly. The intercooler is certainly a good thing, anything that can keep intake temps down is going to be good for reliability, provided it is a decent intercooler.
The standard 3T-GTE internals can handle a fair amount of power, but tuning is the other big consideration, the 3T-GTE isn't as forgiving as some engines if you get it wrong... but if you get it right can be a great engine.
I have done a few 3T-GTE conversions each of them running more than 10 psi on standard internals... all of them very reliable.
The best example on Toymods of a consistent performing 3T-GTE with the right tweaks is Jason's (YelloRolla) 194rwkw corolla.
Send him a PM if you wanted to find out further details on what he has done to achieve this... or he may even reply to this thread. 
As for the MK1 diff, I'd be treating it with some care, I have seen many an escort diff go bang, even without big power.
I guess my decision would be based on how much are you looking at paying for this? At the right price it could be a bit of fun & perhaps a bargain??
Hope this helps,
3T-GTE
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